Filetia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Genus: Filetia
Species: F. africana – F. bracteosa – F. brookeae – F. costulata – F. glabra – F. hirta – F. lanceolata – F. mesargyrea – F. paniculata – F. ridleyi – F. scortechinii
Name

Filetia Miq.
Distribution

Sumatra, Indomal.
References

Flora van Nederlandsch Indië 2: 822. 1858.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Filetia. .

Filetia is a genus of flowering plants in the acanthus family (Acanthaceae), found in west Malesia (Sundaland). It is named for Dutch Army physician G.J. Filet, 1825–1891.[2]
Species

Species currently accepted by The Plant List[3] are as follows:

Filetia bracteosa C.B.Clarke
Filetia brookeae Bremek.
Filetia costulata Miq.
Filetia glabra Ridl.
Filetia hirta Ridl.
Filetia lanceolata Bremek.
Filetia paniculata C.B.Clarke
Filetia ridleyi C.B.Clarke
Filetia scortechinii C.B.Clarke

References

Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 822 (1858)
Quattrocchi, Umberto (23 November 1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. p. 1010. ISBN 9780849326769.
"Filetia". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 21 June 2020.